In the survey, InfoTrends has questioned 800 North American and Western European enterprises within key verticals for their most important business objectives to invest in customer engagement technology (CET). InfoTrends found that the…
"In a persistently challenging market environment, Henkel delivered overall a solid performance in the second quarter. We again achieved double-digit growth for both sales and earnings. The main drivers were solid organic sales growth, last year…
Project management is designed to make better use of existing resources by getting work to flow horizontally as well as vertically. You might ask how this could work since there are line managers responsible for P&L functioning in these same chan…
Asia is the largest of all continents on the earth. Asia has 30 percent of the world’s land mass with over 60 percent of the world’s population. Its population almost quadrupled during the 20th century. Depending upon how one defines it,…
Huntsman Corporation reported second quarter 2015 results with revenues of $2,740 million and adjusted EBITDA of $385 million.
Peter R. Huntsman, president and CEO, commented: "Our Performance Products and Advanced Materials businesses contin…
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.
“We are very pleased with our second quarter results, which beat our expectations in most business areas as we continue to execute our st…
Masco Corporation reported net sales and operating profit growth in the second quarter of 2015. All segments contributed to a 14.5 percent adjusted operating profit margin, representing a 22 percent increase over prior year.
“Continued growt…
For a business owner, partnering with a private equity firm is a bit like getting married. While there may not be a clear consensus about how many months or years you should date someone before tying the knot, the experts tell us the answer is…
Mark Miller, Vice President, Huron Capital Partners 07.31.15
2Q15 vs. 2Q14
Each month, Northcoast Research survey a large sample of paint retailers throughout the United States to get a sense for current business trends. Please note that of the three primary architectural coatings channels (paint stor…
As a business owner, you’ve probably heard about private equity firms looking to invest in middle market companies like yours. And just because most have capital to invest doesn’t mean they are all the same. In fact, one cruci…
Michael Beauregard, Senior Partner, Huron Capital Partners 07.20.15
PPG Industries reported record second quarter 2015 net sales from continuing operations of $4.1 billion, up $18 million, or about 1 percent, versus the prior-year figure of $4.08 billion. Net sales in local currencies increased by 8 percent, or…
Technavio has added a new report on the global acrylic surface coatings market 2015-2019, to its coatings market portfolio, which includes reports such as emulsion coating market 2015-2019 - global industry analysis & forecast, powder coatings ma…
RPM International Inc. announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share, payable on July 31, 2015 to stockholders of record as of July 13, 2015.
RPM's last cash dividend increase…
Synthetic biology start-ups developing technologies to convert biomass and other non-petroleum feedstocks into chemicals and materials need, on average, 7.4 years to launch a product, according to a Lux Research analysis. Using this data to project t…
The estimated $10 billion demand in Latin America for paints and coatings is oddly mixed this year, as the economies in some of the largest countries – including Brazil and Colombia – slow down, while others like Mexico, Peru and the Cari…
Charles W. Thurston, Latin America Correspondent 06.17.15
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently renewed its alliance with the American Society of Safety Engineers. During the new five year agreement, OSHA and ASSE will address construction safety, temporary workers and hazards within ge…
U.S. demand for waxes is forecast to grow 1.8 percent annually through 2019 to $3.2 billion. Increases in volume terms will be supported by continued growth in manufacturing and residential construction activity. However, advances will be limit…